{"634569":{"#nid":"634569","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Triple Major Daniel Gurevich is the 2020 Love Scholarship Winner","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEditor\u0026#39;s Note: This story was originally published by Renay San Miguel, Jess Hunt-Ralston, and Cory Hopkins on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/2020-love-award-winner\u0022\u003EOffice of Undergraduate Education\u003C\/a\u003E website\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E. This version has been tailored for the College of Sciences community.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat\u0026#39;s it like to work on\u0026nbsp;three bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degrees (mathematics, physics, and industrial and systems engineering) at once? For \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/daniel-gurevich\u0022\u003EDaniel Gurevich\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;it\u0026#39;s a balance of hard work, gratitude, connecting the dots across distant scientific fields, and setting aside time to connect with fellow students\u0026mdash;and chess players.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGurevich, who has already won a raft of academic achievement awards while at Georgia Tech, was a shoo-in for the 2020 Love Scholarship. The Love Family Foundation Scholarship is one of the highest awards Georgia Tech gives to a student each year. The award of $10,000 is given to a graduating senior who has the \u0026ldquo;most outstanding scholastic record of all members of the class.\u0026rdquo; Winners are selected by the associate and assistant deans of all six colleges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA candidate for May 2020 graduation, Gurevich has already published four papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and aspects of his research have been presented at conferences in Germany, Spain, France, Utah, and Colorado.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs if all that isn\u0026rsquo;t enough to keep an ambitious student busy, Gurevich is also an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.uschesschamps.com\/bio\/daniel-gurevich\u0022\u003EInternational Master in Chess.\u003C\/a\u003E He started pitting pawns and bishops against each other at age 5 and won his first national title at age 6. He\u0026#39;s twice conquered the\u0026nbsp;SuperNationals, an all-star-style tournament of the top U.S. players in grades K-12 that\u0026rsquo;s held every four years. After he won the Georgia State Championship in 2015, he became an International Master.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA cherished memory for Gurevich? Meeting chess legend Garry Kasparov at age 11. \u0026ldquo;I had made it to the top board of the elementary school championship and Kasparov was making my ceremonial first move,\u0026rdquo; he remembers. \u0026ldquo;It was very inspiring to have the chance to talk to my chess idol so early in my chess career, and I ended up winning both of my games the next day and became the national champion.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGurevich, who was nominated by both the College of Sciences and the College of Engineering for the Love Award, is also a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/news\/release\/regents_honor_scholars_from_each_institution_during_academic_recognition_da\u0022\u003E2020 University System of Georgia (USG) Academic Recognition Day Award recipient\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nationalmerit.org\/s\/1758\/start.aspx?gid=2\u0026amp;pgid=61\u0022\u003ENational Merit Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E, and a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/apcentral.collegeboard.org\/about-ap\/awards\/scholar-awards\u0022\u003ENational AP Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;He attended Georgia Tech as a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/academics\/special-academic-programs\/presidents-scholarship-program\/\u0022\u003EPresident\u0026rsquo;s Gold Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;During his time at the Institute, he received the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/urop.gatech.edu\/content\/presidents-undergraduate-research-awards\u0022\u003EPresidential Undergraduate Research Award (PURA)\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;College of Sciences\u0026rsquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/college-sciences-spring-2018-student-awards\u0022\u003ERoger M. Wartell and Stephen E. Brossette Award for Multidisciplinary Studies in Biology\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/2019-student-award-winners\u0022\u003E A. Joyce Nickelson and John C. Sutherland Undergraduate Research Award\u003C\/a\u003E, the School of Physics\u0026rsquo; Letson Undergraduate Research Scholarship, and the Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/isye-undergraduate-daniel-gurevich-selected-petit-scholar-2017\u0022\u003EPetit Undergraduate Research Scholarship.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Caddress\u003E\u0026ldquo;Getting this award was wonderful and unexpected news,\u0026quot; Gurevich says. \u0026ldquo;It really means a lot to me to have been selected out of so many outstanding students at Georgia Tech, and I am very honored to have the results of my hard work recognized. I\u0026#39;m grateful for all of the support I have received from the Georgia Tech community, particularly my professors and advisors.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/address\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We couldn\u0026rsquo;t be prouder of Daniel for being granted this prestigious award,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/steven-w-mclaughlin\u0022\u003ESteve McLaughlin\u003C\/a\u003E, dean and Southern Company chair of the College of Engineering. \u0026ldquo;His excellent scholastic record, as well as his involvement in multiple research labs here at Tech is an outstanding accomplishment that sets an exceptional example for all students.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Daniel\u0026rsquo;s accomplishments are an inspiration not only to students, but to all of us in the Georgia Tech community,\u0026quot; noted\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/about\/meet-susan-lozier\u0022\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/a\u003E, College of Sciences Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair. \u0026quot;I am in awe of the breadth of Daniel\u0026#39;s interests, productivity, and generosity. The College of Sciences is extraordinarily proud of Daniel and certainly looking forward to the years ahead as we follow his post-graduation journey.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;As the recipient over the last two years of both the College of Sciences\u0026#39; Nickelson-Sutherland Undergraduate Research Award and the Wartell-Brossette Award, it is very fitting that Daniel now receive this top institutional honor,\u0026quot; added \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Collard\/\u0022\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/a\u003E, College of Sciences Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGurevich has also tried to pass along his love of chess to younger students. He co-founded Chess Advantage, which provides after-school chess instruction and private coaching in the greater Atlanta area. He also wrote the Q\u0026amp;A column in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.uschess.org\/content\/view\/7862\/131\/\u0022\u003EChess Life Kids\u003C\/a\u003E, teh publication of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/new.uschess.org\/home\/\u0022\u003EUnited States Chess Federation (US Chess)\u003C\/a\u003E for age 12 and under, which has more than 10,000 subscribers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERelated Links:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/triple-major-daniel-gurevich-represents-georgia-tech-top-usg-academic-honor\u0022\u003ETriple Major Daniel Gurevich Represents Georgia Tech with Top USG Academic Honor\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGurevich is recognized for having the \u0026ldquo;most outstanding scholastic record of all members of the class.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Gurevich is recognized for having the \u201cmost outstanding scholastic record of all members of the class.\u201d"}],"uid":"35185","created_gmt":"2020-04-20 18:26:44","changed_gmt":"2020-05-01 13:43:11","author":"kpietkiewicz3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"632617":{"id":"632617","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech President Angel Cabrera and Daniel Gurevich at the USG Academic Recognition Day Awards Feb. 11. 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